Bent County register., 1887-01-22

the Delmonico.
The Burger house was crowded
all day yesterday.
Mr.. Hobbs special agent IF the
General Land Office was in town
yesterday.
%. w. Hemming, Job printer at
Garden City, is in town this morn
ing.
-Godding, Descent Il Duuan. the
great real estate trio, have had a busy
week.
The Delmonico had one hundred
and ten guests for breakfast ycster-
day, and as many for dinner and
supper.
Mr.. A. w. Chamberlain, prom
inent real estate dealer in Denver
visited Lamar Wednesday, looking
after his interest ia the First Addi.
ton to Lamar.
Mr.. o. B. Wilson. of Great Bend
paid Lamar a visit Wednesday. moi
having been here before since June.
when the town WAS honest, as II were.
lie is much pleased with the present
outlook.
DIR. Arnold rendered that conf
cal song entitled Arthur whispered
TO Martha, ".on our street Yesterday
to crowd of three hundred people.
receiving at the close, loud applause
aud hearty cheer.
Among the ladies with the ex-
cursion were Mrs. G. A. Diery, Mrs
|. X. Holmes, Mrs. Vanzant, Miss.
Porter, Mrs Schneider, Miss Smith.
Miss Finch, Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Nelson,
Mrs. Gavin aud Mrs. Van Brunt.
MIR. Oney Car-tasphep, late chief
clerk in the Surveyor Generals offic..
at Denver, and warm friend of the
late Gen. Dawson, has been appoint
ed Surveyor General of Colorado
Mr.. Carst,rphen Is particular friend
of Mr.. Arbuckle and Mr.. Shrock of
our land office, who speak of him in
the highest terms.
MIR Brini has been greatly criti.
ci>ed for advertising his addition in
Garden City when, as il is claimed.
he was taking advantage of Mr.
Holmes free train IL certainly looks
like Mr. Brind had made a mistake.
aud had taken an advantage greatly
to his discredir, which he will be free
to acknowledge upon reflection.
II. w. Thompson, Las Animas
Jeweler, was in town Monday, aud
Informed us that he would, for some
time TO come, be at J W. Deckers'
drug store, on Monday of each week.
All kinds of repairing. watch clean
ing etc, will be promptly attended
to. During the week, work can be
left with Mr.. Decker.
The people of Lamar turned out
en-masse TO entertain the visitors in
the city yesterday, and CONSPICUOUS
among them were the real estate
agents, who were not so much given
To plying their business, as to Civ
ing information and escorting ac-
quaintances and strangers about the
city. They all did good days un-
selfish work for our town.
A petition was circulated this
week and signed by the citizens, To-
our Representative in the Legislature
TO have the class of Bent county
changed from n third to second
class, and 1t is very much hoped this
change will be made, as it will cut
down the fees of county officers about
one half, something very desirable,
as they are now exhorbitant.
Il. X. Holmes, with his free train
arrived here at seven o'clock yester-
day morning, with two hundred and
sixty four passengers on board. AT
Q o'clock the Lamar Cornet Band
gave a concert in front of Spivey II
Holmes Bros. store, and at ten, the
baEd heading the excursionists, and
citizens, marched TO the Holmes &
Parmen:er addition, where over ten
thousand dollars of real estate was
sold in the forenoon besides some
private sales. The Excursion and
sale was grand success and Mr..
Holmes will run another fee train
two weeks from yesterday.
At "a soldiers meeting held on Saturday
evening. to consider the question of organic
ing as a C. A. II. Pest, or otherwise. 1t was
sNxs.a sf.u af,iz.